Surgeons at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital have made history as the first in the D.C. region to implant the world's ...

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Cognitive function and speech perception in older adults with severe hearing loss improved after receiving a cochlear implant, according to a new study. Belgium researchers conducted the study to ...

When she’s not working as a regulatory coordinator to help launch clinical trials in the Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology Research Group at University of Utah Health, Mindy Torman ...

ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- Cochlear implants to help those with profound hearing loss have been around for decades, but patients are getting younger and younger. One Anaheim Hills infant is one ...

11-year-old DuJuan Broadus is the first U.S. patient to receive a MED-EL FLEX34 cochlear implant, designed for those with a larger cochlea. The new implant allows for a wider range of frequencies, ...

Kickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The ...

A Massachusetts baby born deaf heard her parents for the first time after receiving cochlear implants. Her parents initially learned sign language before deciding on the implants due to uncertainty.

In 2018 I visited twins in Bangalore, India who had recently underwent cochlear implant surgery. Their surgery had taken place the previous month and their implants had been activated, or turned on, a ...

DuJuan Broadus couldn't believe how loud the birds outside his bedroom window sounded. The buzzing of the cicadas near his grandmother’s home in Georgetown was almost overwhelming. Having unknowingly ...

DuJuan Broadus couldn't believe how loud the birds outside his bedroom window sounded. The buzzing of the cicadas near his grandmother’s home in Georgetown was almost overwhelming. Having unknowingly ...

11-year-old DuJuan Broadus is the first U.S. patient to receive a MED-EL FLEX34 cochlear implant, designed for those with a larger cochlea. The new implant allows for a wider range of frequencies, ...